Liability
Defamation by AI Output
Publication of a false statement of fact about a person that damages reputation, where the statement was produced by a generative system.
Pleaded in 2 of the 98 matters on this docket
Governing law
State common law and statute; constitutional overlay from New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), and Gertz v. Robert Welch, 418 U.S. 323 (1974)
Damages
Actual, presumed in per se categories, and punitive damages where actual malice is shown.
Limitations period
Typically one to two years — among the shortest of any claim here.
Reference material about publicly available law, current as of the date this file was compiled. It is not legal advice and it does not describe anyone’s particular situation. Statutes and limitations periods vary by jurisdiction and change.